Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Saint John's instead of Accra, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Accra
|
Saint John's
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
GHS86.79
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GHS8.17
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS2.94
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Accra
|
Saint John's
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
GHS15.20
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.96
GHS53.17
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
GHS97.77
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
GHS22.93
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
GHS25.08
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
GHS13.33
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
GHS5.75
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
GHS7.85
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GHS11.41
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GHS11.26
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
GHS9.33
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Accra
|
Saint John's
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
GHS49.46
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.56
GHS316.18
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,189.79
GHS83,073.87
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.31
GHS111.59
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Accra
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.59
GHS558.23
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.45
GHS12,017.96
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.21
GHS794.67
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.83
GHS400.34
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Accra
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.39
GHS810.53
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,690.48
GHS76,372.61
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Saint John's
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
GHS12.40
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
GHS28.71
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.48
GHS19.84
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.72
GHS492.86
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
GHS80.59
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Accra
|
Saint John's
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
GHS179.91
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$12.88
GHS172.81
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.37
GHS461.25
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.18
GHS458.77
|
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